# SII 3.163: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV. INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
163.—ON THE SAME WALL. No. 21 of 1898

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0163

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0163.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This is a record of the lands owned by the temple of Tirumāliruñjōlai at
Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam, drawn up in the 3rd year of
Pārthivēndrādhipativarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] virapāṇṭiya(ṉai)t talaikoṇṭa
pārttiventrātipatipanmaṟku yāṇṭu 3 kā(liyūr) [9+]
(tta)ramerucca⟨2⟩tu(rvveti)maṅka⟨la⟩ttu pperuṅkuṟi sabhaiyom E(ḻu)ttu
nammurt tirumāliruñcolai pperumānaṭikaḷ (bhū)mikaḷ śrīdevivā⟨y⟩kkālin
⟨3⟩ te⟨r⟩kku 10 kaṇ⟨ṇā⟩ṟṟu mā¿l?⟨ṟ⟩a(pi)ṭukuvatiyin kiḻakku
ka(ca)tukkattu talai⟨ta⟩ram kuḻi 3 100 6 10 Iṅkey 10 1 ka⟨ṇ⟩ṇāṟṟu
mutalccatukkattu vāy⟨k⟩kāl ta(lai)tta(ram ku)ḻi 7 3/4 I(m)ṅkey 10 1 ⟨4⟩
kaṇṇāṟṟu 1 catukkattu talaittara⟨ṅ⟩ kuḻi 3 100 7 10m Iṅke talaittaraṅ
kuḻi 2 100 4 10m subra(hma)ṇyanārācattin (va)ṭakku [3+]
(śrīpara)meśvaravatiyin (me)rkku 5 ⟨5⟩ ⟨catuk⟩ka⟨t⟩tu ka(mu)ku
talaittaraṅ kuḻi (100 3 10)m Āka (tū)kuḻi 1000 100 7 3/4 ṉā⟨l⟩ nilam 3 �
� � � � � [∥]

## Apparatus

⟨2⟩ pperuṅkuṟi • For the orthographical peculiarity in writing ppe see
note 5 on page 323. — ⟨2⟩ pperumānaṭikaḷ • For the orthographical
peculiarity in writing ppe see note 5 on page 323.

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

(Line 1). Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 3rd year of (the reign of)
Pārthivēndrādhipativarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, (this is)
the writing of us (the members) of the big assembly of
Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam . . . . in Kāliyūr-[kōṭṭam]. (The
following are) the lands of the god in (the temple of) Tirumāliruñjōlai
in our village:—

(L. 2.) 360 kuḻi of first rate (land) in the first śadukkam east of (the
path called) Māṟapiḍugu-vadi in the tenth kaṇṇāṟu, south of (the
channel) Śrīdēvi-vāykkāl; in the same place, 7 3/4 kuḻi of first rate
channel—(?) (land) in the first (śaddukkam) of the eleventh kaṇṇāṟu; 370
kuḻi of first rate land in the first square of the eleventh kaṇṇāṟu; 240
kuḻi of first rate (land) in the same place; and 130 kuḻi of first rate
areca (land) in the fifth square (śaddukkam), west of (the path called)
Paramēśvara-vadi . . . . . north of (the lane called)
Subrahmaṇya-nārāśam. In all 1,107 3/4 kuḻi of cultivated (?) land
(tūkuli) equal to . . . . . .[1]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.163 by Krishna Sastri 1920 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1920. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III:
Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part III:
Inscriptions of Aditya I, Parantaka I, Madiraikonda, Rajakesarivarman,
Parantaka II, Uttama-Chola, Parthivendravarman and Aditya-Karikala and
the Tiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra-Chola I. South Indian Inscriptions
3.3. Madras: Government Press. Pages 339–340, item 163.

[1] The extent of land is expressed by a group of symbols; see l. 5 of
the text.